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by Joske Vermeule, September 1
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Did anyone catch this on Sunday?
Not a very appealing car, but the V8 would perhaps have made a good Aero engine, albeit reverting to 4.4l....
“a high-performance 4.4 litre M TwinPower Turbo 8-cylinder petrol engine. Delivering 625hp and 750Nm of torque’.
Rob
Bavaria 46, 20% of Hunter Impala. 100% of another Hunter Impala, black 4/4 Competition
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Did anyone catch this on Sunday?
Not a very appealing car, but the V8 would perhaps have made a good Aero engine, albeit reverting to 4.4l....
“a high-performance 4.4 litre M TwinPower Turbo 8-cylinder petrol engine. Delivering 625hp and 750Nm of torque’. The twin turbos and big coolers won't fit under a Mog bonnet , thats why they had to take off a lot of performance stuff from the 4,8L v8 as there's not enough room under that long louvred bonnet .... 
Geneva 2016 plus 8' The Green Godess' 4 side exits .
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Shame! 
Rob
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Isn't that why they invented the 'power-bulge' ?? As long as you can still see over them, ignore the ugliness and enjoy the horses!!  K
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It is no coincidence that the M8 and M5 (both fitted with this 627hp) engine have dropped RWD and both cars are now 4WD. I have been in the current M5 - and boy oh boy is it a fast car (for a 2 tonne 4 door 5 seater saloon!!).  If said engine was to be fitted in a Morgan - due to the light weight - 4WD would be a "must?"
Honesty means doing it right, even when no one is looking!
2004 Roadster S1 3.0 V6 gone!
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The Factory tried the V8 in the plus 6 chassis, it was too big and they couldn’t cool it.
The plus six is plenty fast enough, too fast for some ....
1969 4/4
1995 plus 8
1996 Plus 4 4seater
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2013 M3W
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I saw the review and I agree with Paddy re WHY?
Just seems like a vanity/ look what we can do exercise.
As for a Morgan....definitely not a suitable engine. Just too much grunt in a car half the weight. It would quickly be nicknamed “Widowmaker”.
BMW playing Top Trumps?
Plus Four MY23 Furka Rouge
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